TEMPE, Ariz. - The ITA released its 2025 Division III Women's Regional Award recipients Monday and Gustavus head coach Jon Carlson was named Central Region Coach of the Year.
Carlson earns Region Coach of the Year just a few weeks after garnering his 11th MIAC Coach of the Year honor. Carlson led the Gusties back to the conference regular season playoff titles for the first time in seven years, without dropping a doubles match against a MIAC opponent at any position. Carlson led the Gusties to a 27-8 overall record and made it to the regional championship match.
The all-time winningest coach in Division III tennis history, Carlson eclipsed 700 career victories this season, becoming the first women's coach to reach the milestone at the DIII level. He ranks sixth among all collegiate women's tennis coaches for wins in NCAA history, and is the third winningest active coach in all divisions of collegiate tennis behind only North Carolina's Brian Kalbas and Lynn's Mike Perez.
Gustavus's regular season title marked the 29th time the Gusties have gone without a loss in the MIAC and the 25th for Carlson, who earned his 50th regular season championship and 25th with the women's tennis program. Carlson, who has won 25 with the Gustavus swimming & diving teams (13 men, 12 women), ranks second among MIAC coaches all-time for the most championships won, and first among both active MIAC coaches and all-time coaches at current institutions. Only St. Thomas' Joe Sweeney has more in his career, with 85 between the Tommie men's and women's cross country and track & field teams (indoor and outdoor).